A recent powerful blog post (see below) against internal meta-analysis prompts me to ask the question above. (Actually, Steve Lindsay prompted me to write this post; thanks Steve.) In ITNS we say, on p. 243: “To carry out a meta-analysis…
Introduction to the New Statistics
The online community and blog for ITNS
Month: October 2018
Eating Disorders Research: Open Science and The New Statistics
I’m in Sydney, the great Manly surf beach just over the road. It’s an easy ferry ride to the Opera House and city centre. Lindy and I started this trip up from Melbourne with a few days with a cousin,…
Cochrane: Matthew Page Wins the Prize!
Years ago, Matthew Page was a student in the School of Psychological Science at La Trobe University (in Melbourne), working with Fiona Fidler and me. He somehow (!) became interested in research methods and practices, especially as related to meta-analysis.…
Draw Pictures to Improve Learning?
In ITNS we included a short section near the start describing good strategies for learning, based on empirical studies. Scattered through the book are reminders and encouragement to use the effective strategies. Now, just as we’re thinking about possible improvements…
ITNS–The Second Edition!
Routledge, our publisher, has started planning for a second edition. That’s very exciting news! The only problem is that Bob and I can’t think of anything that needs improving. Ha! But, seriously, we’d love to hear from you about things…
Open Science DownUnder — Fiona Fidler reports
Last week, the 2018 Australasian Open Science Conference was held in Brisbane at the University of Queensland: The first conference in Oz on the themes of Open Science and how to improve how science is done. They expected 40 and…
New Stats blog: Ditching Statistical Significance: The Most Talked-About Paper Ever? https://t.co/HFa8fii3QR
another article making the case to plan for estimation precision instead of power:
https://t.co/raVXiyGWOg
More info here:
https://t.co/iwUKHwGwkp
New study replicates 75 correlations between self-reported personality traits and self-reported life outcomes.
Most (87%) associations also sig (p < .05). Yes!
BUT: 71% were weaker, often substantially (41%), so test-retest only r = .34!
https://t.co/Sxk1sUvUkH
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